Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Ecru (#C2B280) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Anselm Feuerbach, Peter Fendi, and Ernst Meyer and the Romanticism tradition. Painters typically deployed bistre at an average of 23% of the canvas, with ecru at 17%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Eerie black (#1B1B1B), Gold Fusion (#85754E), and Smoky black (#100C08).